Career
He threw and batted right-handed and was listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 m) and 170 lb (77 kg). After attending high school in the Dominican Republic at Louisiana Romana High, he was signed by the Kansas City Royals in 1993 as an amateur free agent. Along with Carlos Beltran, he became part of the "Dos Carlos" team in Kansas City.
After a hot start however, Febles" hitting cooled off, and he would continue to struggle at the plate for the next three seasons.
lieutenant was not until 2003 that the Royals finally gave up on Febles, but not before he had logged the third most games at second base in Royals" history. In 506 Major League games played, all with Kansas City, Febles collected 414 hits, including 65 doubles, 18 triples and 24 home runs.
Febles has been a coach or manager in the Boston Red Sox" organization since 2007. He began as a hitting coach with the Lowell Spinners (2007), Lancaster JetHawks (2008) and Salem Red Sox (2009-2010).
He then was named the 2011 manager of the Spinners, the Red Sox" Short-Season A New York-Penn League farm club
After one season, Febles was promoted to manage the Greenville Drive, the Red Sox" affiliate in the Class A South Atlantic League and then rehired for 2013. Another promotion followed when Febles was appointed manager of the 2014 Salem Red Sox, Boston"s Class A Carolina League affiliate. Febles led the Red Sox to a 68–68 record and a berth in the Carolina League playoffs, where they were defeated by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, two games to one, in the opening round.
Febles was reappointed as Salem"s pilot for 2015, and led them to a 66–73 mark.
He was promoted to manager of the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs for 2016 during the off-season.
